Brian Cogan
{{Short description|American judge (born 1954)}}
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| office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
| term_start = June 12, 2020
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| office1 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
| term_start1 = June 7, 2006
| term_end1 = June 12, 2020
| appointer1 = George W. Bush
| predecessor1 = Frederic Block
| successor1 = Hector Gonzalez
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| birth_name = Brian Mark Cogan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|4|22}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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| education = University of Illinois (BA)
Cornell University (JD)
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Brian M. Cogan (born April 22, 1954){{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/109/chrg/CHRG-109shrg38736/CHRG-109shrg38736.pdf|title=Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary|work=United States Senate|date=March 29, 2007}} is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York who joined that court in 2006.
Education and career
Cogan was born in 1954 in Chicago. He graduated from University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Arts in 1975 and received his Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School in 1979, where he was an editor of the Cornell Law Review. Following graduation, Cogan clerked for Judge Sidney Aronovitz of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Prior to his appointment to the federal bench, Cogan was a partner of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan in New York City.{{Cite web |title=Judge Brian M. Cogan {{!}} Eastern District of New York {{!}} United States District Court |url=https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/content/judge-brian-m-cogan |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=www.nyed.uscourts.gov}}
= Federal judicial service =
Cogan was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 25, 2006, to a seat vacated by Frederic Block. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 4, 2006, and received his commission on June 7, 2006. Cogan assumed senior status on June 12, 2020.{{FJC Bio|nid=1392391|inline=yes}}
= Notable cases =
Cogan was the judge for the trial of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, which lasted from November 13, 2018 to February 12, 2019 and ended with a guilty verdict.{{Cite web|url=https://thecrimereport.org/2018/10/31/on-eve-of-el-chapo-trial-tussles-over-murder-evidence/|title=On Eve of 'El Chapo' Trial, Judge Tells Prosecutors Not to Dwell on Murders {{!}} The Crime ReportThe Crime Report|website=thecrimereport.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-11|archive-date=2019-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117004720/https://thecrimereport.org/2018/10/31/on-eve-of-el-chapo-trial-tussles-over-murder-evidence/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/nyregion/el-chapo-verdict.html|title=El Chapo Convicted in Trial That Revealed Drug Cartel's Brutality and Corruption|last=Feuer|first=Alan|date=February 12, 2019|work=New York Times|access-date=July 15, 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.kfdi.com/2019/02/12/mexican-drug-lord-joaquin-el-chapo-guzman-convicted-on-all-charges/|title=Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman convicted on all charges|last=Day|first=Will|date=February 12, 2019|work=KFDI|access-date=July 15, 2019}}
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- {{FJC Bio|nid=1392391}}
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Category:Cornell Law School alumni
Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Category:New York (state) lawyers
Category:United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush